List of 1953 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1953 per Varietys weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

Week endingFilmNotes
1 Million Dollar Mermaid
2 [1]
3 Above and Beyond Above and Beyond reached number one in its ninth week of release. [2]
4 The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful reached number one in its second week of release. [3]
5 [4]
6 [5]
7 Peter Pan Peter Pan earned $270,000 from 5 key cities in its second week of release. [6]
8 Peter Pan grossed $400,000 from the cities sampled. [7]
9 [8]
10 [9]
11 [10]
12 Come Back, Little Sheba Come Back, Little Sheba reached number one in its 13th week of release. [11]
13 Peter Pan Peter Pan returned to number one in its eighth week of release. [12]
14 Call Me Madam Call Me Madam reached number one in its fifth week of release. [13]
15 Salome Salome reached number one in its third week of release. [14]
16 [15]
17 House of Wax [16]
18 House of Wax grossed $690,000 from 20 key cities. [17]
19 House of Wax grossed $563,000 from 21 key cities. [18]
20 [19]
21 [20]
22 Young Bess Young Bess grossed $400,000 from 22 key cities. [21]
23 Fort Ti Fort Ti reached number one in its second week of release. [22]
24 It Came from Outer Space It Came from Outer Space reached number one in its second week of release. [23]
25 [24]
26 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms reached number one in its third week of release. [25]
27 Dangerous When Wet [26]
28 The Charge at Feather River [27]
29 [28]
30 Second Chance Second Chance reached number one in its second week of release. [29]
31 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes reached number one in its third week of release. [30]
32 The Band Wagon [31]
33 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes returned to number one in its fifth week of release. [32]
34 [33]
35 From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity reached number one in its fourth week of release. [34]
36 From Here to Eternity grossed $460,000 from 9 key cities. [35]
37 [36]
38 [37]
39 The Robe The Robe earned $499,000 from 4 key cities in its second week of release. [38]
40 The Robe grossed $813,000 from 11 key cities. [39]
41 The Robe grossed $1,026,000 from 16 key cities, which was a record for any film gross during a week. [40]
42 The Robe grossed $896,000 from 17 key cities. [41]
43 The Robe grossed $923,000 from 21 key cities. [42]
44 [43]
45 The Robe grossed more than $730,000 from the cities sampled. [44]
46 [45]
47 [46]
48 How to Marry a Millionaire How to Marry a Millionaire reached number one in its fourth week of release. [47]
49 [48]
50 How to Marry a Millionaire grossed $265,000 from 16 key cities. [49]
51 This Is Cinerama [50]
52 Easy to Love [51]

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing films during the calendar year based on theatrical rentals were as follows:

RankTitle Distributor Rental[52]
1The Robe20th Century Fox$20-30,000,000
2From Here to EternityColumbia Pictures$12,500,000
3ShaneParamount Pictures$8,000,000
4How to Marry a Millionaire20th Century Fox$7,500,000
5Peter PanRKO Pictures$7,000,000
6Hans Christian AndersenRKO Pictures$6,000,000
7House of WaxWarner Bros.$5,500,000
8MogamboMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$5,200,000
9Gentlemen Prefer Blondes20th Century Fox$5,100,000
10Moulin RougeUnited Artists$5,000,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 14, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  2. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 21, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  3. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. January 28, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  4. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 4, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  5. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 11, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  6. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 18, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  7. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. February 25, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  8. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 4, 1953. 5. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  9. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 11, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  10. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 18, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  11. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. March 25, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  12. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 1, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  13. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 8, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  14. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 15, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  15. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 22, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  16. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. April 29, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  17. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 6, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  18. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 13, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  19. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 20, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  20. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. May 27, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  21. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 3, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  22. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 10, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  23. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 17, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  24. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. June 24, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  25. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 1, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  26. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 8, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  27. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 15, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  28. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 22, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  29. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. July 29, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  30. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 5, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  31. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 12, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  32. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 19, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  33. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. August 26, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  34. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 2, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  35. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 9, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  36. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 16, 1953. 5. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  37. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 23, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  38. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. September 30, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  39. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 7, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  40. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 14, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  41. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 21, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  42. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. October 28, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  43. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 4, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  44. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 11, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  45. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 18, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  46. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. November 25, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  47. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 2, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  48. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 9, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  49. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 16, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  50. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 23, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  51. Variety. National Boxoffice Survey. December 30, 1953. 3. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.
  52. Variety. Top Grossers of 1953. January 13, 1954. 10. February 25, 2023. Archive.org.

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